Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D. D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and Several of His Friends From the Year 1710 To 1742

Excerpt from Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D. D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and Several of His Friends, Vol. 4: From the Year 1710 to 1742 <p>To the beft of my recollection, when I talked to you lafi Noveméer of a Pre face to thefe Volumes, I had fome thoughts of opening a fcene, which would have expofed to view feveral things which are fiill involved in dark nefs. But, as I have neither youth, leifure, nor inclination, to engage in altercations of any fort, I think it is better to pofipone what I have prin cipally to fay relating to thefe matters, and particularly to the fubjeé't of Dr. Swrrt's Writings, until a more conve nient and proper feafon; when per haps it will be thought early enough to inform the curious, by what a firange variety of accidents the Do cron's Works have happened to make their appearance in (0 diforderly, uncouth, and miferable a condition (to fay nothing of a thou. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.